In the Microsoft antitrust case, the federal appeals court ruled that Judge Jackson acted like an idiot and couldn't keep his mouth shut. They threw out the remedy recommended by Jackson, a breakup of the company. The media goes nuts: "Microsoft wins!"

But the findings of fact were upheld, which makes Microsoft just as guilty of abusing monopoly power as they were the day the findings were released.

There's a good collection of quotes on salon.com from various knowledgeable people, each giving their take on what the decision means. It's worth a read if you're interested in this matter, which you should be, whether or not you have anything to do with computers.